OPINION: Taking a global view

The word with the largest print on the opinion page is the word OPINION. The emphasis could not be more clear. The following are my opinions with regard to our state of the world.

Domestic crisis: During his campaign, then Senator Obama promised to change the U.S., and the world, if elected president, but he was never pressed by the mainstream media to define those changes. The idea of a one-world government is not new, it has been sought by very powerful people throughout the world for many years, and with sound reasons. Imagine America without a central government, and now look at current world events without a central world government. Politicians who show disdain for national borders are people who favor a one-world government, and deliberate refusal to control the border is a step toward that goal. The U.S. has not been the only obstacle to a one-world government, but at least since World War II it has been, and remains, the primary obstacle. Obama and the Democratic leadership believe that the most effective way to eliminate that obstacle is to bankrupt the country. All their efforts during his tenure have been directed toward that, and they have been quite successful by any measure.

Middle East crisis: The focus of Biblical prophesy in the last days is centered almost exclusively around the nation of Israel. The only unconditional promise God gave His people, that I am aware of, is the land that comprises that nation. Their occupation of the land was conditional, but not the land itself, and God has always brought them back to the land sooner or later — even after a 2,000-year absence. If Israel can be destroyed, or even permanently relocated, God would not be true to His word, and thus would be on the level of Buddha, or Allah, and would not be the true God. For this reason, God can never separate Himself from the nation of Israel. Today Hamas, a terrorist organization, is effectively sacrificing the lives of Palestinian civilians in an effort to turn the world against Israel. The U.N., the closest thing we currently have to a world government, condemns Israel for the loss of life, while making no mention of why those civilians are not fleeing for refuge in one of the many other Muslim countries that surround them.

It appears I have reached my word limit, so until next time…

BILL JOHNSON

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